Sun, 4 May 2008, 05:24 PM Pro Stock Motorcycle Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

MADISON, Ill. - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, 12th annual O'Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals presented by Castrol:

Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed----Bike#-Rider-(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Andrew Hines                            1 Matt Smith                   
E4   ****WINNER****  0.084  6.882 194.13                     0.085  8.098 114.02
 Prior rounds:
E3    (C Ellis     ) 0.021  6.905 192.74      (E Krawiec   ) 0.034  6.965 187.89
E2    (K Stoffer   ) 0.025  6.901 192.63      (C Rivas     ) 0.053  6.936 190.35
E1    (J Desantis  ) 0.032  6.875 193.49      (D Hope      ) 0.055  6.882 193.10
 Qualified:             #3  6.943 189.36                        #1  6.901 190.32

Hines is 12 - 3 against Smith in prior events and Hines is 2 - 0 against Smith in prior final rounds. They left together and Smith had the lead until around 400 feet and then he had problems and sits up on the bike. Hines with another great pass for the win. This makes 16 consecutive passes in the six-second zone for Hines. This is his 15th National event win. Andrew Hines' incremental times: 60ft-1.074 sec., 330ft-2.863, 660ft-4.392/159.87mph, 1,000ft-5.730

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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